Abstract: An apparatus comprising means configured to: receive first information indicative of a reference location; provide for presentation of audio content as spatial audio to be perceived, from the reference location, as originating from a direction of at least one virtual audio source, the at least one virtual audio source associated with a real-world location; receive second information indicative of at least the presence of a real-world object between the real-world location of the at least one virtual audio source and the reference location; modify, based on the second information, the audio content to indicate aurally the location of the real-world object; and provide for presentation of the modified audio content as spatial audio.

Abstract: An apparatus comprising: at least one processor; and at least one memory including computer program code, the at least one memory and the computer program code configured to, with the at least one processor, cause the apparatus to perform at least the following: based on a plurality of distinct audio sources visible in a current virtual or augmented reality view, provide for control of audio mixing of groups of the distinct audio sources in the virtual or augmented reality view, the groups determined by automatic grouping of the distinct audio sources based on analysis of the type of audio from each of the distinct audio sources.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to, based on virtual reality content for presentation to a user in a virtual reality space for viewing in virtual reality, wherein a virtual reality view presented to the user provides for viewing of the virtual reality content, and an identified physical real-world object; providing for display of an object image that at least includes a representation of the identified physical real-world object that is overlaid on the virtual reality content presented in the virtual reality view, the object image displayed at a location in the virtual reality space that corresponds to a real-world location of the identified physical real-world object relative to the user, the object image further including at least a representation of a further physical real-world object that is identified as potentially hindering physical user-access to said identified physical real-world object.

Abstract: A method comprising determining an exercise plan for a user of an apparatus, entering a collaborative exercise session with a separate apparatus, determining a portion of the exercise plan that corresponds with a location of the user, causing display of an exercise indicator that indicates exercise instruction information that corresponds with the portion of the exercise plan, receiving exercise information from the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the collaborative exercise session, modifying the exercise plan to generate a modified exercise plan based, at least in part, on the exercise information received from the separate apparatus, determining a portion of the modified exercise plan that corresponds with the location of the user, and causing display of another exercise indicator that indicates exercise instruction information that corresponds with the portion of the modified exercise plan is disclosed.

Abstract: Apparatus configured to, based on visual and audio content captured of a scene comprising at least one audio source and the content including at least two audio tracks, each audio track comprising audio captured by a respective one of at least two audio capture devices located at different locations in the scene, and audio-capture-direction information indicative of at least the direction towards each of the audio capture devices; provide for display of a user selectable audio-capture-location graphic for each of the audio tracks, wherein each audio-capture-location graphic is associated with one of the audio tracks and visually associated with the audio source wherein the form or position of the audio-capture-location graphics is indicative of the direction towards the audio source capture device and wherein based on selection of one of the audio-capture-location graphics, provide for audible presentation of the audio track associated therewith.

Abstract: A method comprising: determining a portion of a visual scene, wherein the portion is dependent upon a position of a sound source within the visual scene; and enabling adaptation of the visual scene to provide, via a display, spatially-limited visual highlighting of the portion of the visual scene.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing computer implementation of the at least one virtual boundary in a monitoring space corresponding to a monitored scene space; processing sensor data to recognize a first hand gesture, relating to a first hand of a user in the monitored scene space, relative to the at least one computer-implemented virtual boundary in the monitoring space and in response to recognizing the first hand gesture relative to the at least one computer-implemented virtual boundary causing browsing of a plurality of options and processing sensor data to recognize a second hand gesture, relating to a second hand of the user in the monitored scene space, relative to the at least one virtual boundary in the monitoring space and in response to recognizing the second hand gesture in the monitored scene space selecting one of the plurality of options.

Abstract: Systems and methods for distributed audio mixing are disclosed, comprising providing one or more predefined constellations, each constellation defining a spatial arrangement of points forming a shape or pattern and receiving positional data indicative of the spatial positions of a plurality of audio sources in a capture space. A correspondence may be identified between a subset of the audio sources and a constellation based on the relative spatial positions of audio sources in the subset. Responsive to said correspondence, at least one action may be applied, for example an audio, video and/or controlling action to audio sources of the subset.

Abstract: A method, an apparatus and computer program code is provided. The method comprises: responding to user input by making at least one alteration to a recording of a real scene in a first image content item; determining at least one altered characteristic of the recording of the real scene; determining whether one or more further image content items, different from the first image content item, have a recording of a real scene comprising the at least one determined altered characteristic; and causing at least one further image content item, having a recording of a real scene comprising the at least one determined altered characteristic, to be indicated to a user.

Abstract: Apparatus is configured to associate each of one or more spatially-distributed audio sources in a virtual space, each audio source providing one or more audio signals representing audio for playback through a user device, with a respective fade-in profile which defines how audio volume for the audio source is gradually increased from a minimum level to a target volume level as a function of time. It is configured also to identify, based on user position, a current field-of-view within a virtual space and, in response to detecting that one or more new audio sources have a predetermined relationship with respect to the current field-of-view, fading-in the audio from the or each new audio source according to the fade-in profile for the respective audio source so as to increase their volume gradually towards the target volume level defined by the fade-in profile.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to, in respect of presentation, to a user, of a secondary content window (201) overlying a scene (200) such that it covers a predefined area of the scene, the secondary content window (201) providing a display area for secondary visual content thereby allowing for viewing of the secondary visual content alongside the scene outside the predefined area; based on a predetermined event occurring in the scene at a location hidden by the secondary content window; provide for presentation of audio of at least the predetermined event with an event spatial audio effect, the event spatial audio effect configured to place a perceived origin of the audio of the predetermined event at a location (301) outside the secondary content window (201) to thereby alert a user to the occurrence of the predetermined event hidden by the secondary content window.

Abstract: A method comprising determining by an apparatus that comprises a see through display, that the apparatus has become placed on a separate apparatus, the separate apparatus comprising a separate apparatus display, determining an apparatus display region of the see through display based, at least in part, on the determination that the apparatus has become placed on the separate apparatus, determining a separate apparatus display region of the see through display, sending a display region directive from the apparatus to the separate apparatus that communicates the separate apparatus display region, receiving information indicative of an input, determining that the input has an input position that corresponds with the separate apparatus display region, and sending an operational directive from the apparatus to the separate apparatus based, at least in part, on the determination that the input has an input position that corresponds with the separate apparatus display region is disclosed.

Abstract: A method comprising: processing received image data and/or received depth data to track an object moving in a monitored scene space; determining a bearing of the tracked moving object in the monitored scene space; and adaptively filtering outputs from a plurality of spatially diverse microphones in dependence upon the bearing of the tracked moving object in the monitored scene space to produce a combined audio signal.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing display of a sound-source virtual visual object in a three-dimensional virtual visual space; causing display of a multiplicity of interconnecting virtual visual objects in the three-dimensional virtual visual space, wherein at least some of the multiplicity of interconnecting virtual visual objects interconnect visually a sound-source virtual visual object and a user-controlled virtual visual object, wherein a visual appearance of each interconnecting virtual visual object, is dependent upon one or more characteristics of a sound object associated with the sound-source virtual visual object to which the interconnecting virtual visual object is interconnected, and wherein audio processing of the sound objects to produce rendered sound objects depends on user-interaction with the user-controlled virtual visual object and user-controlled interconnection of interconnecting virtual visual objects between sound-source virtual visual objects and the user-controlled virtual visual obje

Abstract: A method, apparatus and computer program code is provided. The method comprises: causing display of a virtual object at a first position in virtual space, the virtual object having a visual position and an aural position at the first position; processing positional audio data based on the aural position of the virtual object being at the first position; causing positional audio to be output to a user based on the processed positional audio data; changing the aural position of the virtual object from the first position to a second position in the virtual space, while maintaining the visual position of the virtual object at the first position; further processing positional audio data based on the aural position of the virtual object being at the second position; and causing positional audio to be output to the user based on the further processed positional audio data, while maintaining the visual position of the virtual object at the first position.

Abstract: A method comprising: causing display of a sound-source virtual visual object in a three-dimensional virtual visual space; causing display of a multiplicity of interconnecting virtual visual objects in the three-dimensional virtual visual space, wherein at least some of the multiplicity of interconnecting virtual visual objects interconnect visually a sound-source virtual visual object and a user-controlled virtual visual object, wherein a visual appearance of each interconnecting virtual visual object, is dependent up on one or more characteristics of a sound object associated with the sound-source virtual visual object to which the interconnecting virtual visual object is interconnected, and wherein audio processing of the sound objects to produce rendered sound objects depends on user-interaction with the user-controlled virtual visual object and user-controlled interconnection of interconnecting virtual visual objects between sound-source virtual visual objects and the user-controlled virtual visual object

Abstract: In respect of first and second virtual-or-augmented reality content each comprising at least respective visual imagery for display in a three-dimensional virtual space; based on real-world space information comprising at least a first and second determined sub-space comprising a different part of a real-world space in which a first user is located, and second-user information indicative of the presence of a second user; provide for display of a three-dimensional hybrid virtual space that is user-explorable, the hybrid virtual space based on a combination of virtual spaces generated from at least the first and the second virtual-or-augmented reality content and respectively presented in positions to correspond to the first and second sub-spaces; and provide for display to the second user, who is not presented with said hybrid virtual space, of an indication of the boundary of one or both of the first and second sub-spaces.

Abstract: A method comprising: rendering a user interface for user selection of sound objects for rendering, each sound object being associated with a location in a three-dimensional sound space, wherein the user interface maps sound objects onto at least one shape and identifies sound objects on the shape at a collection of locations on the shape that differs from the associated locations of the identified sound objects; and in response to a user actuation selecting a sound object, rendering at least the selected sound object in the three-dimensional sound space at its associated location.

Abstract: An apparatus configured to: in respect of virtual reality content comprising video imagery and spatial audio wherein the perceived direction to an audio event related to a visual event in the video imagery corresponds to a visual location of said visual event as presented in the virtual reality space; based on a change in the viewing direction of the virtual reality view by the user from a first viewing direction to a second viewing direction, and wherein said second viewing direction corresponds to, within a direction threshold, a direction of a particular audio event; providing for display of missed event content thereby allowing a user to see a missed visual event for which they heard the associated audio event and reacted thereto by changing the viewing direction.

Abstract: According to various, but not necessarily all, embodiments of the invention there is provided a method comprising: enabling display to a user of a virtual visual scene; in dependence upon detection of an occurrence of a predetermined action by a user, starting display to the user of one or more control visual elements in the virtual visual scene while the virtual visual scene is being displayed to the user; and enabling interaction by the user with the one or more control visual elements within the displayed virtual visual scene to enable control while the virtual visual scene is being displayed to the user, wherein the one or more control visual elements displayed in the virtual visual scene represent a controller device physically used by the user, within the virtual visual scene, wherein the predetermined action by the user is in relation to a first portion of the physical controller device physically used by the user, and wherein the one or more control visual elements displayed in the virtual visual scen